My hats off to you, sir.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon dot net
Ian Manners wrote:
> Just finished the worst bit of gear I've ever come across to fix
> in years, a T45, to be specific, a T45 I bought a few years
> ago and put in the to hard basket until now.
>
> The main pivot had to be bend back in so that the head
> stopped a floppin and the stopper would engage the head
> to stopp it a turnin and find out why nothing happens.
>
> To do that... ;and .... then ..... those screws..... unsolder the leads
> from the head to the base ..... then ..... 3 hours later finally got
> the pivot section showing and ready to bend back flat.
>
> Got to write to book to cover it all !
>
> Also had to replace 2 of the DC-AC inverter transisters in
> the base, glue the two neons to the plastic indicator windows
> in the head which I noticed had dropped down, repair the PCB
> with the slider switch on it. Heat weld the broken plastic at the
> back to keep the head top to the bottom and ensure the calc
> panel doesnt go a missin.
>
> Now for the batterys..... (I used jumper leads to test it)
>
> Give me a T32 any day to fix, love em now, come to think of it,
> why am I doing this ? I dont take that many person photos
> anymore, and I'm more than happy with the grip2 and T32.
>
> Yep, Zuikoholism, just so it looks good and can site in the display
> cabinet, because I always wanted one (that works), doesnt mean
> I actually have to use it does it :-)
>
> Well, thats another fine job thats only taken me 4-5 years to do !
>
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
> http://www.comkal.net/
>
>
> Drop your carrier ... we have you surrounded!
>
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